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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> their voters no candidate can afford to ignore any longer. and both mitt romney and president obama are reaching out to
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mark, israeli government spokesman, is in jerusalem with our own wolf blitzer, and, wolf, certainly feel free to jump in here, but mark, a quick question for you. what are you going to be looking for in about 45 minutes or so to know if, in fact, this cease-fire is something that is real on both sides, and the side of hamas as well? >> we'll be hoping for and the arrangements are specific. total and complete quiet. i mean, we said from day one of this crisis our goal is to bring peace and quiet to the people of southern israel who have been on the receiving ends of these rockets from hamas controlled gaza for just too long, and this arrangement which was obviously an egyptian proposal with the american sponsoring them, and we thank both the governments of egypt and the united states for their support in this matter. we'll offer a new reality in which we'll have peace and quiet for our citizens in southern israel who have suffered so much. >> let me follow-up. let's talk a little bit about the specifics. what are you prepared to do as far as hamas's demands are concerned? are you ready to
mark, israeli government spokesman, is in jerusalem with our own wolf blitzer, and, wolf, certainly feel free to jump in here, but mark, a quick question for you. what are you going to be looking for in about 45 minutes or so to know if, in fact, this cease-fire is something that is real on both sides, and the side of hamas as well? >> we'll be hoping for and the arrangements are specific. total and complete quiet. i mean, we said from day one of this crisis our goal is to bring peace and...
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let's check in with wolf blitzer and see what's shaking in "the situation room." >> speaking of shaking, did you say you have usher? >> sitting right next to me. tommy and usher, say hi to wolf. >> hi. >> hey. >> how's it going? are we going to hear a little music? >> wolf is asking if we're hearing music. are we hearing music. >> no. we can't hear any music. >> no. are you -- will we from you? >> absolutely. right now in stores. wolf, get a copy. everybody can. >> listen. he loves it. wolf blitzer is very -- >> hold on a second, i'm forfeiting my time to hear this. >> that tie is pretty nice. >> we like it. we dig it. with the wolf bopping his head around. >> i've given up all my time to usher. there's nothing else i can say. >> you go? >> i got marco rubio coming up. i got the author of the new biography of president obama coming up. but you've got usher, what can i say? >> yeah. i do have usher and tommy springer as well. we're going to get right to that. wolf, thank you, see you at the top of the hour. usher, if i need to sell you one of the best selling artists in history. more tha
let's check in with wolf blitzer and see what's shaking in "the situation room." >> speaking of shaking, did you say you have usher? >> sitting right next to me. tommy and usher, say hi to wolf. >> hi. >> hey. >> how's it going? are we going to hear a little music? >> wolf is asking if we're hearing music. are we hearing music. >> no. we can't hear any music. >> no. are you -- will we from you? >> absolutely. right now in stores....
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. >>> just a while ago our wolf blitzer spoke with former british prime minister tony blair about the cross-border battalions between israel and hamas, and wolf joins us now, and, wolf, i know that he also serves as the peace envoy, the middle east peace envoy. does he believe that peace can be achieved here? >> well, he is not very upbeat in the short-term. he is obviously like everyone else would like to see some sort of immediate cease-fire to stop the killing on the israeli and the palestinian side in gaza. he knows there's a lot of diplomatic activity going on behind the scenes. he himself has been in touch with most of the parties not directly with hamas since as a representative of what's called the quartet, including the quartet and european union. the u.s. and european union don't recognize hamas. they regard hamas as a terrorist organization, but there have been -- he has been involved with egypt, obviously, turkey, many of the other parties who are working feverishly behind the scenes to get some sort of cease-fire. look, if there is a cease-fire, that's just the first step
. >>> just a while ago our wolf blitzer spoke with former british prime minister tony blair about the cross-border battalions between israel and hamas, and wolf joins us now, and, wolf, i know that he also serves as the peace envoy, the middle east peace envoy. does he believe that peace can be achieved here? >> well, he is not very upbeat in the short-term. he is obviously like everyone else would like to see some sort of immediate cease-fire to stop the killing on the israeli...
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more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. it's easy te a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >>> welcome back. we're reporting live tonight from gaza city. i'm not sure if you can hear it very well, but there's still the steady sound as we've heard for these last six days now, going into day seven, of israeli drones overhead. it's a constant buzzing sound. it sounds almost like a distant lawn mower or swarm of mosquitos off in the distance. obviously it can have far deadlier consequences than any of that. it's a very eerie sound. i want to check in with susan hendricks with a "360" news and business bulletin. >>> president obama is in cambodia tonight, the last stop on his three nation tour of asia. earlier
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wolf blitzer just talked to king abdullah from jordan, and we will get the reaction of what is happen ing happening in the civil war across his borders. >>> and also at this hour london scrambling to figure out the security for the olympics but weather may be the big story. we are seeing torrential rain and worse than in 100 years. >>> and plus sitting on a couch could be as bad as smoking. lack of exercise could be killing you. some countries are fighting back. one big city has a traffic-free street on sunday. and we will tell you where that is. i've discovered gold. [ female announcer ] new roc® retinol correxion max. the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum. it's proven to be 4x better at smoothing lines and deep wrinkles than professional treatments. roc® max for maximum results. [ male announcer ] if you have to take care of legal matters. legalzoom has an easy and affordable option. you get quality services on your terms with total customer support backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. >>> the weather may actu
wolf blitzer just talked to king abdullah from jordan, and we will get the reaction of what is happen ing happening in the civil war across his borders. >>> and also at this hour london scrambling to figure out the security for the olympics but weather may be the big story. we are seeing torrential rain and worse than in 100 years. >>> and plus sitting on a couch could be as bad as smoking. lack of exercise could be killing you. some countries are fighting back. one big city...
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we'll continue to have more from ben and arwa and also wolf blitzer in jerusalem. i want to bring in a spokesman for the israel foreign ministry. i appreciate you being with us. there's been a lot of talk, a lot of rumors over the last 24 hours about a possible cease-fire, about a negotiated settleme settlement. i know the israeli cabinet met this evening. what's the latest on that? >> i can't say because, obviously, while negotiations are going on, we're not going to disclose any details. all i can say is that there are contacts, and we are trying to explore diplomatic ways to end this. but as we have stated since the beginning of this operation, the only objective of this operation, the only objective we are trying to achieve is to stop rocket fire on israeli civilians, but not just to obtain a short-term truce that will be broken again and again by hamas but to obtain the is he sayi cessation for a very long period. we have tried to explore diplomatic ways by alerting the security council, by trying to file official complaints with the security council and hopin
we'll continue to have more from ben and arwa and also wolf blitzer in jerusalem. i want to bring in a spokesman for the israel foreign ministry. i appreciate you being with us. there's been a lot of talk, a lot of rumors over the last 24 hours about a possible cease-fire, about a negotiated settleme settlement. i know the israeli cabinet met this evening. what's the latest on that? >> i can't say because, obviously, while negotiations are going on, we're not going to disclose any...
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more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. >>> we'll have more from anderson and gaza city in a moment. president obama is in cambodia tonight, his last stop on his three nation tour in asia. earlier today he became the first u.s. president to visit myanmar. he met with myanmar's president. >>> the extensive changes to the benghazi talk points were made by the intelligence community not the white house state department or the justice department. that's according to the spokesman for national intelligence. >>> the original talking points drafted by the cia specifically mentioned al qaeda ties to the attack, but that was removed. >>> indianapolis police say a major explosion that destroyed several houses and killed two ople is now a homicide investigation. the blast was so powerful that more than 30 neighboring homes were severely damaged. >>> it looks like there could be hope for hostess. a federal bankruptcy court judge
more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. >>> we'll have more from anderson and gaza city in a moment. president obama is in cambodia tonight, his last stop on his three nation tour in asia. earlier today he became the first u.s. president to visit myanmar. he met with myanmar's president. >>> the extensive changes to the benghazi talk points were...
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wolf blitzer joins me now. this is the final debate so it really matters, maybe more so than the last two. in debate one it felt as though, correct me if i'm wrong, that the candidates were trying to appeal to the undecided voters. debate two it seemed they were trying to get to their base and get those people out to the polls. what's the mission of debate three, the final debate? >> if they can, they'd like to get their base, energize their base. turnout is going to be critically important on november 6th. a huge chunk of the country can vote early as well. turning out the base is going to be really important for the republicans and for the democrats. but, look, there's still a small but significant group of undecided voters or switchable voters throughout that could make the difference if it's really close and i suspect it will be really close in florida, for example, in hai or virginia or colorado. some of these dates will be really, really close. so they've got to do both. when the president of of the unite
wolf blitzer joins me now. this is the final debate so it really matters, maybe more so than the last two. in debate one it felt as though, correct me if i'm wrong, that the candidates were trying to appeal to the undecided voters. debate two it seemed they were trying to get to their base and get those people out to the polls. what's the mission of debate three, the final debate? >> if they can, they'd like to get their base, energize their base. turnout is going to be critically...
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wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individuals making $200,000 or less a year. families making $250,000 or less, they will see no increase whatsoever. if nothing is done, everyone's taxes go up starting january 1st 2013, that's the so-called fiscal cliff. for 2% making more than that, they will go back to the tax rates that occurred during the clinton administration before the bush tax rates went into effect, 2001 and 2003. they will go back up to 39.6% from 35 or 36% right now. so, he will say these people can afford it. they will pay a little bit more. but it's not going to necessar
wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individuals...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary general has arrived in egypt as part of an urgent international push for a cease fire. israeli troops and tanks on the border awaiting the order that could come at any time to invade gaza and turn this to in to a full-scale war. my colleagues and i are in the region. we are covering all sides of this conflict as only cnn can. earlier today i traveled to southern israel, tt's near israel's border with gaza where people live every day with a threat of rocket attacks and we experience what they go through firsthand. within minutes of ar
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as we await jim acosta's interview with mitt romney, there are important new developments in a search for a running mate. we're seeing reports that there is now a short list of possibilities and the biggest name on that so-called short list is the former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. let's bring in dana bash. she's working the story for us. the name has been floated out there for a while. but all of a sudden it's getting a bit more imptous. >> interesting you used the term floated. there's no question this is a trial balloon and a clever way for the romney campaign to change the subject from a whole bunch of things they would probably rather not talk about today. but since we do know that there are a few people, the romneys and one or two other staffers who really know what's going on with regard to him choosing a vice presidential running mate,
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as we await jim acosta's interview with mitt romney, there are important new developments in a search for a running mate. we're seeing reports that there is now a short list of possibilities and the biggest name on that so-called short list is the former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. let's bring in dana bash. she's working the story for us. the name has been floated out there for a while. but all of a sudden it's...
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. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. also want to welcome our international viewers, our viewers in the united states and around the world. a scandal that's brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and a lingerring question about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and more this hour when he meets with reporters over at the white house. he is scheduled to step up to the podium in about 30 minutes. you'll see all of it live right here on cnn. we're bringing you special live coverage leading up to the president's news conference. i'm joined by our colleague suzanne malveaux. she's at the cnn center in atlanta. also, our panel here many washington. our chief political analyst gloria borger, donna brazil, and our national security contributor fran townsend, also a member of the cia's external advisory board. we also have our chief business correspondent ali velshi standing by in new york. our senior who will be
. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. also want to welcome our international viewers, our viewers in the united states and around the world. a scandal that's brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and a lingerring question about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and more this hour when he meets with reporters over at the white house. he is scheduled to step up to the...
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our prime time coverage of the republican national convention continues tonight with wolf blitzer at 7:00 p.m. eastern live. and i will be reporting from the democratic national convention next week from charlotte. >>> and now we will take you to the worst of tropical storm isaac. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ it's so important to make meone happy.♪ ♪make just one someone happy ♪and you will be happy too. >>> the full impact of isaac is the far from over. the storm has killed one person in the gulf coast and still dumping rain on a lot of parts of louisiana even as it moves inland over a very slow movement of the storm. i want to bring in ed lavandara who is in grand island, louisiana, who took the brunt of all of the hit of isaac, and ed, you and i were talking yesterday and it looks like the rain has passed, but this is a place where people were stranded and had to be plucked out, and what is the situation? were they stranded on this barrier island? >> well, we have been here since late monday, and yeah,
our prime time coverage of the republican national convention continues tonight with wolf blitzer at 7:00 p.m. eastern live. and i will be reporting from the democratic national convention next week from charlotte. >>> and now we will take you to the worst of tropical storm isaac. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ it's so important to make meone happy.♪ ♪make just one someone happy ♪and you...
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wolf blitzer, as well. we'll the a short break. lot of other stories to report. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. to support cell health. customer erin swenson bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, b
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joining me now is wolf blitzer from the situation room. we like to consider him the ringmaster for cnn's expanded coverage of the primaries. you getting ready for the primaries tonight? >> i go on the air at 4:00 p.m. eastern, and we'll be on until midnight or maybe longer. this could be a long, long night, because these polls in michigan, as you know, ashleigh, they show a very, very tight race, so we might not be able to make a projection for a few hours. >> i keep thinking it's the barn burner, so i'm popping popcorn getting ready for the real thing. people are saying if mitt romney doesn't get michigan, he's in real trouble, but isn't arizona the better catch? >> romney is in much better shape in arizona than he is apparently in michigan if you blooe a believe all the polls. you make a good point about the delegates, and certainly momentum is something people will be looking for. if he loses in his home state, even if he loses only by a few thousand or maybe he winds up getting more delegates, if he loses that popular vote in michigan,
joining me now is wolf blitzer from the situation room. we like to consider him the ringmaster for cnn's expanded coverage of the primaries. you getting ready for the primaries tonight? >> i go on the air at 4:00 p.m. eastern, and we'll be on until midnight or maybe longer. this could be a long, long night, because these polls in michigan, as you know, ashleigh, they show a very, very tight race, so we might not be able to make a projection for a few hours. >> i keep thinking it's...
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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. according to reuters, a hamas official says israel and gaza militants have agreed to an egyptian brokered cease-fire but we heard only moments ago a spokesman for the israeli prime minister saying no agreement has been reached yet. he says diplomacy though does continue, but until an agreement has been reached, there is no agreement. heard that from the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joining us on the phone from vienna is a member of the plo's executive committee, a member of the palestinian legislative counsel. thanks very much for joining us. what are you hearing about a cease-fire? >> yes. actually what i have heard so far is that the talks have been going well and that from egyptian and from hamas sources that they expect an announcement of a cease-fire within the next couple hours and probably tonight. so the news from cairo is much more positive than what your israeli spokesman is doing, saying, but hopefully there will be a cease-fire and that remains the firs
i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. according to reuters, a hamas official says israel and gaza militants have agreed to an egyptian brokered cease-fire but we heard only moments ago a spokesman for the israeli prime minister saying no agreement has been reached yet. he says diplomacy though does continue, but until an agreement has been reached, there is no agreement. heard that from the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joining us on the phone from vienna is a member of the plo's...
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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> the deadliest latest conflict between israel and ha moose. we're live in jerusalem for word of any diplomatic progress. there's been talk in the day about -- israel responded to fresh rocket attacks from gaza with missile strikes that killed at least five people including a child according to gaza health officials. the israeli army dropped leaflets warning residents in some areas to leave immediately for gaza city even indicating which routes they should take to stay safe. earlier today i visited the israeli town of beersheva. the family who lives in this home told me they made it to their safe room with only about 30 seconds to spare. the israel defense forces says one of its soldiers was killed by a hamas rocket earlier today. a total of five israelis have now been killed in this week of fighting. throughout the day whaling sirens have sent people in israel running for shelter including cnn's frederik pleitgen. take a look at what happened when he
i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> the deadliest latest conflict between israel and ha moose. we're live in jerusalem for word of any diplomatic progress. there's been talk in the day about -- israel responded to fresh rocket attacks from gaza with missile strikes that killed at least five people including a child according to gaza health officials. the israeli army dropped leaflets warning residents in some areas to leave immediately for gaza...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obama's strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnn's elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. i'm sure the israelis are as well. first of all, what are the bulgarians saying? >> reporter: well, wolf, forensic investigators on the scene. it's all very preliminary at this point, but they're saying that this was caused by a bus bomb already placed inside the bus. that's really all they know, but they're not rulg
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obama's strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnn's elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. i'm sure the israelis are as...
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wolf blitzer wag in on the state of the race as of today. joe johns explaining why ohio is so important and why things might be changing there. tomorrow night's debate takes place at hofstra university on new york's long island. it is the second of three debates, and as we mentioned, it's that town hall style format. candidates get to take questions from the audience, and the topics both domestic and foreign policy this time around. what about that audience? they're going to be made up of undecided voters, and they we chosen by a specific group, the gallop organization. so our athena jones has a preview now of just what is at stake for both of these candidates when they get there. [ bell ringing ] >> reporter: round two. president obama and governor mitt romney face off in their second debate tuesday. a town hall moderated by cnn's candy crowley who says the format presents a unique challenge for the candidates. >> the challenges that they've got to connect not just with the people that are looking into the television and watching them, but
wolf blitzer wag in on the state of the race as of today. joe johns explaining why ohio is so important and why things might be changing there. tomorrow night's debate takes place at hofstra university on new york's long island. it is the second of three debates, and as we mentioned, it's that town hall style format. candidates get to take questions from the audience, and the topics both domestic and foreign policy this time around. what about that audience? they're going to be made up of...
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wolf blitzer, thanks so much. of course, we'll continue to watch you this week with the florida primary, just two days away, tuesday night, our coverage led by our wolf blitzer. thanks so much, wolf. >>> ron paul says he thinks we should be trading with cuba, but first his response to gingrich's idea of colonizing the moon. >> well, i don't think we should go to the moon. i think we maybe should send some politicians up there. >>> welcome back to this special hour of the "cnn newsroom." we're focusing on politics, allowing you to hear from the 2012 presidential contenders. absent from the campaign trail today, gop candidate rick santorum. he canceled his events today in florida to be with his 3-year-old daughter who was in a philadelphia hospital right now. she suffers from a chromosomal condition that can cause serious medical problems. spokesman says santorum intends to return to florida and resume campaigning as soon as possible. at thursday night's debate, he talked about an issue near and dear to floridians'
wolf blitzer, thanks so much. of course, we'll continue to watch you this week with the florida primary, just two days away, tuesday night, our coverage led by our wolf blitzer. thanks so much, wolf. >>> ron paul says he thinks we should be trading with cuba, but first his response to gingrich's idea of colonizing the moon. >> well, i don't think we should go to the moon. i think we maybe should send some politicians up there. >>> welcome back to this special hour of the...
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we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed in tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president morsi in israel. what are you hearing about the talks with netanyahu? >> they met about two hours with netanyahu, the defense minister, foreign minister, national security team. they spent two hours going over what's being released. the state department says she was briefed on the israeli position on all these issues. she wants to see a deescalation of what's going on, she uses the word a calm. they are avoiding the word cease-fire for right now but throughout the day, there is speculation coming from hamas and egyptian officials that they were close to a cease-fire. israelis downplaying the possibility. say
we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed in tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president morsi in israel. what are you hearing about the talks with...
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that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hi, wolf. >> don, it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a lot going on. back-to-back speeches over the past 24 hours between the president and mitt romney at this latino gathering down in florida. we're going to take a closer look, what romney said yesterday, how does that compare with what the president said today? we'll get some reaction. ana navarro, maria cardona, they were there in the audience. we also have howie kurtz and lawrence ash burn standing by. looking at the social media phenomenon amazing how a 68-year-old grandmother who was so brutally tormented on that school bus, it's really a shocking story, i must say, but this whole problem of elder
that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hi, wolf. >> don, it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a...
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, wolf blitzer, joining me live with a preview. is there lots going on on the campaign trail or is it pretty quiet? >> there's always a lot going on. mitt romney, you know, he's threatening to spend probably $3 million between his own campaign organization, the super-pac that supports him to crush santorum in his home state. a lot of santorum supporters are saying maybe it would be more dignified for him. the counter argument, of course, is if he wins in pennsylvania, he's got some momentum, and may is a hopeful month for santorum, kentucky, arkansas, where he could potentially do well. ron brownstein will join us, david gergen will join us and we have a lot coming up on north korea and this rocket launch they're getting reddy to do. we'll have our own stan grant who's in north korea. i went to korea with him back in 2010. >>> i remember seeing you do your report from north korea, i was very jealous that you got that assignment, my friend. >> it was a real good assignment. rick santorum's little daughter bella is out of the hospita
, wolf blitzer, joining me live with a preview. is there lots going on on the campaign trail or is it pretty quiet? >> there's always a lot going on. mitt romney, you know, he's threatening to spend probably $3 million between his own campaign organization, the super-pac that supports him to crush santorum in his home state. a lot of santorum supporters are saying maybe it would be more dignified for him. the counter argument, of course, is if he wins in pennsylvania, he's got some...
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i want to bring in wolf blitzer. he's gone through a number of various post positions and has had quite an impact not only in massachusetts, but on the world stage. >> he certainly has. it is interesting that, of course, his wife teresa hines-kerry, is there, and the white house chief of staff. missing in this photo opportunity, though, as you well know is hillary clinton, the current secretary of state. the reason being, she is still not feeling well. she suffered a major bout of the flu. it caused serious dehydration. she fainted at one point and then suffered a concussion and she has not completely recuperated otherwise she would be there, of course, suzanne. you and i have been to many of these kinds of announcements and normally she would be there, but she must really still be in pretty serious, bad, bad shape if she was not able to get it together to come over and attend this nomination by the president in the roosevelt room. t's listen in. >> good afternoon, everyone. when i took office our nation was engaged
i want to bring in wolf blitzer. he's gone through a number of various post positions and has had quite an impact not only in massachusetts, but on the world stage. >> he certainly has. it is interesting that, of course, his wife teresa hines-kerry, is there, and the white house chief of staff. missing in this photo opportunity, though, as you well know is hillary clinton, the current secretary of state. the reason being, she is still not feeling well. she suffered a major bout of the...
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that's followed by cnn's complete live coverage of results at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. >>> syria's government is stepping up its shelling attacks. opposition groups in syria say at least 57 civilians have been killed today. there are also reports that the bodies of nearly 60 men were near homs. journalists are restricted from syria. details aren't clear. a british journalist has escaped sir yeah paul conroy was wounded in the same attack that killed american journalist marie colvin. the sunday times newspaper said he was smuggled into another country. >> let's see what zain verjee says with a look of some of the headlines. zain, the european union trying to at least cut off syria financially. >> reporter: yeah, they are. they're really imposing much more targeted sanctions where they really hope there will be some kind of impact. let me just give you a flavor of what the international newspapers are saying today. i picked three. this is what the international "herald tribune" has as its headline. it says, arm syria's rebels. it says, i
that's followed by cnn's complete live coverage of results at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. >>> syria's government is stepping up its shelling attacks. opposition groups in syria say at least 57 civilians have been killed today. there are also reports that the bodies of nearly 60 men were near homs. journalists are restricted from syria. details aren't clear. a british journalist has escaped sir yeah paul conroy was wounded in the same attack...
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he talked about moving the embassy and later when he spoke down with wolf blitzer. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> of course, the nation has the capacity to choose their own capital city, and jerusalem is israel's capital. >> if you become president, would you move the embassy? >> i think it's the policy to have our embassy in the nation's capital. in jerusalem, the decision to make this one if i were president, i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of thgovernment, which exists at that time, i would follow the same policy. the embassy would be in the capital. >> israelis and palestinians both claim it's the capital, but what is interesting is there's a law that states jerusalem is the capital and that the embassy should be there, but no president has ever enforced that law. you can see more of wolf blitzer's interview later today in "the situation room." >> mitt romney wondered aloud whether london was ready for the olympics. i think it's clear that voters in this country wonder aloud whether mitt romney is ready for the world. i think
he talked about moving the embassy and later when he spoke down with wolf blitzer. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> of course, the nation has the capacity to choose their own capital city, and jerusalem is israel's capital. >> if you become president, would you move the embassy? >> i think it's the policy to have our embassy in the nation's capital. in jerusalem, the decision to make this one if i were president, i would want to take in...
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he did this in an interview with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he was referring to i'm very, very sorry referring to the tax cuts issue being dealt with by the election as opposed to next year. let's see if we have it and i'll get you to comment on the other side. take a listen. >> yeah, i'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. it was -- what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently nothing has to be done until first of the year. i think he should just stick with his position. >> i'm not sure if it was worded this way, but i think somebody actually came up with the concept to ask is this possibly a senior moment? i tend to think that bill clinton will never be a senior, but is it possible this was just forgetfulness? >> i mean, he's a sharp guy. and i can't get inside of his head. we could guess. he was the president. he controlled the government for eight years. i would assume, one would assume, an observer would assume, that he understands that these things usually come up at the end of the yea
he did this in an interview with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he was referring to i'm very, very sorry referring to the tax cuts issue being dealt with by the election as opposed to next year. let's see if we have it and i'll get you to comment on the other side. take a listen. >> yeah, i'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. it was -- what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently nothing has to be done until first of...
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we'll get to him in a minute, but let's start with wolf blitzer, who's in d.c. and wolf, essentially, how significant is it that now you've got huntsman who is going to be bowing out and he's giving his support to romney? is that really significant in terms of getting all the gop and the republicans behind the front-runner? >> well, it's not going to get them all behind him, but it's certainly going to bring in more of the moderates, less conservative, shall we say, gop primary voters in south carolina. if it is a close contest, and some of the more recent polls showedne
we'll get to him in a minute, but let's start with wolf blitzer, who's in d.c. and wolf, essentially, how significant is it that now you've got huntsman who is going to be bowing out and he's giving his support to romney? is that really significant in terms of getting all the gop and the republicans behind the front-runner? >> well, it's not going to get them all behind him, but it's certainly going to bring in more of the moderates, less conservative, shall we say, gop primary voters in...
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blitzer, anderson cooper and the rest of the cnn political team. and michelle obama is addressing the delegates. midnight, piers morgan is wrapping up the first night of the democratic national convention all tonight on cnn. >>> health care, gay marriage, abortion rights, well, they're big controversial issues on the dnc platform this year. i'm going to tell you where the party stands, what it means to kick off the convention. evil pe bollywood 3d shark attack ned the head 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback on movies through september. it pays to discover. try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. >>> democrats have a lot to talk about during their convention. they just released the party platform. it puts the economy and social issues, of course, at the top of the list. for the first time ever. now, the platform contains language endorsing same-sex marriage saying, we're quoting here, we support marriage equality and support the movement to secure equal treatment und
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wolf blitzer asked romney about his reversal. >> that that 47% comment that you made that's caused you a lot of grief, as you know, there's been a change if your position over these past few weeks. it went from you were initially saying once that tape came out that you -- that you weren't exactly elegantly stating your position. later and more recently you said you were completely wrong. i'm curious, governor, how did that evolution in your thinking go on from the initial reaction once that tape came out to what you said the other day, that you were completely wrong? >> well, what i'm saying is it is words that came out were not what i meant. what i mean is if i'm president, i'll be president of 100% of the people. my whole campaign is about helping the middle class have rising incomes and more jobs and helping get people out of poverty into the middle class. that's what this whole campaign is about. the wealthy are doing fine right now, and they'll do fine regardless of who is elected president. it's the middle class that's having a hard time under president obama, and my campaign is
wolf blitzer asked romney about his reversal. >> that that 47% comment that you made that's caused you a lot of grief, as you know, there's been a change if your position over these past few weeks. it went from you were initially saying once that tape came out that you -- that you weren't exactly elegantly stating your position. later and more recently you said you were completely wrong. i'm curious, governor, how did that evolution in your thinking go on from the initial reaction once...
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but in the end, that's certainly a possibility. >> wolf blitzer, thanks so much. fred blpleitgen, ben wedeman. we're going to take a quick break. back with much more in the "newsroom." [ male announcer ] introducing... a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. >>> it is 16 minutes past the hour. let me bring you up to date. lots of breaking news to tell you about coming out of gaza city. the media center there is under attack once again for the second time in two days. israeli jets have dropped explosive devices on top of that building. israel says it's not targeting the journalists inside the building. but it is targeting a hamas communications system. it wants to take it out.
but in the end, that's certainly a possibility. >> wolf blitzer, thanks so much. fred blpleitgen, ben wedeman. we're going to take a quick break. back with much more in the "newsroom." [ male announcer ] introducing... a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best...
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rick santorum has an appointment with wolf blitzer in the situation room. 4:00. we'll be watching. >>> also, president obama wants more middle class families in places like michigan to be able to send their kids to college. he told a crowd in ann arbor today that he wants federal spending on perkins loans to increase from 1 billion to $8 billion, among other things. >> we are putting colleges on notice. you can't keep -- [ applause ] >> you can't assume that you'll just jack up tuition every single year. if you can't stop tuition from going up, then the funding you get from taxpayers each year will go down. we should push colleges to do better. we should hold them accountable if they don't. >>> an operator of that cruise ship that crashed off the coast of italy are now offering money to the survivors of the disaster. each survivor could end up getting about $14,500. so far 16 bodies have been recovered. another 16 people remain missing today. >>> apple under fire now after this new wave of investigations into conditions at the chinese plant where the most popular
rick santorum has an appointment with wolf blitzer in the situation room. 4:00. we'll be watching. >>> also, president obama wants more middle class families in places like michigan to be able to send their kids to college. he told a crowd in ann arbor today that he wants federal spending on perkins loans to increase from 1 billion to $8 billion, among other things. >> we are putting colleges on notice. you can't keep -- [ applause ] >> you can't assume that you'll just...